@niya-j Niya, I agree. Communication means all the difference during projects. Really anytime we are working with a group of people. Also, yes, the PM should put together a team of people to make sur...

I think there are many reasons projects fail. Many of which are going to stem from poor planning and the teams inability to adapt. If you get off to a good start and things begin to become rocky, it ...

Posted by: @llefevre A milestone is a significant point or event in a project, also milestones have zero duration because they represent a specific point or event. It’s inevitable that not all milest...

My class. So, I teach honors chemistry which is required for graduating with an advanced diploma. The issue is some of the students get in the class and decide that it's too hard AFTER the two week p...

Posted by: @naglaa-hemida When working on a project missing a milestone is a possibility, due to technical issues, environmental causes, or human errors. what are some ways to overcome and get back o...

Posted by: @delany I believe this is a refreshing way of looking at this type of situation. First, I do believe that returning to earlier phases will strengthen the overall project because it shows m...

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi According to me the most important 5 success factors are:1)Agreeing on the project goals2)Effective Communication3)Develop clearly defined plans with assigned responsibilit...

The planning phase sets the foundation for the rest of your project. Although you may begin other steps of the cycle while still in the mist of planning having a good general foundation using informa...

A good closing phase is your stamp on that project. Of course you should properly close contracts and pay any outstanding bills. However the other steps are what will help your team members and other ...

About two years ago, I had a particularly difficult family in my class. (I know, whole families don't take HS Chemistry. But stay with me.) The young lady was disabled. There was no mental delay howe...

Posted by: @jteamer Many different organizational structures take various forms and have various impacts on projects and project management. Based on your own experience, what impact does can an orga...

Organizational structure has a huge impact on the project. If you are in the project based or functional organization, it may be a bit easier because you only have one immediate boss. And that boss ...

Maybe it's the teacher side of me, or the nosey side, but I would like to be in the supportive role. I would like to be able to teach teams new or different ways to meet their goals. Especially sinc...

Posted by: @kbentleymsm-edu This is only my second week in project management. I still feel like I "just don't know" how a project looks. I guess a practical, simple example would be nice to see. A...

As a team, it would be self sabotage to continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. And as we have learned from Dr. Simon, a good Project Manager should have a log of what goes wrong. In...